Promised post-Brexit trade deals remain a fantasy
‘All in all, the fantasy of countries queuing up to sign trade agreements with ‘Global Britain’ and filling the gap left by Brexit remains just that – a fantasy.’
Tony Burke
Website Tony Burke is President of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions; a former assistant general secretary of Unite; Trade Union co-ordinator for the Morning Star newspaper and chair of the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom. He is a contributing editor of Left Foot Forward blogging on trade, international issues and workers’ and union rights. As well as LFF, he contributes to the Morning Star, Campaign For Trade Union Freedom website, and his own Power In A Union site.
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